Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday urged students to develop themselves into competent, skilled and responsible citizens while hosting a luncheon for students, teachers and visitors in Parliament. The lunch was held at the VIP Cafeteria of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. The guests included 29 law students from the Canadian University of Bangladesh, 21 underprivileged students and teachers brought by ...

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka on Sunday on a five-day official visit to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. During the visit, General Waker-Uz-Zaman is scheduled to meet senior defence officials and other key dignitaries of the two countries aimed at strengthening bilateral defence relations and cooperation, according to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Sunday said the four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed between Bangladesh and China on information and broadcasting cooperation are expected to bring a qualitative transformation to the country’s media sector. Sharing his reaction to the MoUs signed during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s recent visit to China, the minister said the two countries ...

Sylhet Office : Cumilla’s Deputy Commissioner (DC) and District Magistrate Md Reza Hasan has been appointed as Sylhet’s new DC. The Ministry of Public Administration confirmed the information in a notification issued on Sunday afternoon. Reza Hasan replaced Sarwoer Alam, who was withdrawn on June 21 last. Sylhet’s DC Sarwoer’s withdrawal came after he took an initiative to ensure transparency ...

OpenAI and Anthropic have limited access to their latest artificial intelligence models following cybersecurity reviews by the administration of US President Donald Trump, reflecting increased government scrutiny of advanced AI systems. OpenAI said on Friday that its new model, GPT-5.6 Sol, will initially be available only to a small group of customers approved by the Trump administration. The company described ...

The government has planned to construct 100,000 affordable flats for low-income people through public-private partnerships (PPP) in 58 area, including Korail slum in the capital, said Housing and Public Works Minister Zakaria Taher in the Parliament on Sunday. Replying to a question from Independent MP Rumeen Farhana (Brahmanbaria-2), the minister said the sites have been identified under the Detailed Area ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday again deferred the hearing on framing charges in a case against Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, niece of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and former Rajuk assistant legal adviser Sardar Mosharraf Hossain for allegedly acquiring a flat illegally from a private developer in the capital’s Gulshan-2 area. Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 ...

Austria and Algeria played out a thrilling 3-3 draw on Saturday after two stoppage-time goals, a result that sent both sides into the World Cup last 32 and ended Iran’s hopes of reaching the knockout stage as one of the best third-placed sides. The drama reached its peak deep in added time when Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez sparked wild celebrations ...

Lionel Messi scored on a free kick as a second-half substitute and Argentina delivered a 3-1 World Cup victory over Jordan in the Group J finale for each side Saturday at Arlington, Texas. Giovani Lo Celso and Lautaro Martinez each scored goals in the first half for Argentina (3-0-0, 9 points), who were one of three teams to finish with ...

For 52 years, Congo secured a historic place in the FIFA World Cup knockout stage for the first time with a 3-1 comeback victory over Uzbekistan on Saturday, setting up a Round of 32 clash against England. Making their first World Cup appearance since competing as Zaire in 1974, Congo recovered from an early setback after Eldor Shomurodov gave Uzbekistan ...